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Live The Life
Music by Michael W. Smith and Brent Bourgeois
1997 W.B.M. Music Corp/ADC Music/Edinburg Songs (SESAC)/Milene Music, Inc./Deer Valley (ASCAP)
This song is is in the key of C, but Smith tunes down a step on his guitar, so he fingers a D t play a C.  
will show the actual chord and sound first, but in () is the tuned down chord Smith actually plays.
[Intro]
Fm      C     Ab      Bbadd9          Am      D7      G
[Verse]
We're Fmpassengers aCboard the train
AbSilent little Bbadd9lambs amidst the pain
AmThat's no D7longer good eGnough
And Fmwhen it's time to Cspeak our faith
We Abuse a language Bbadd9no one can explain
AmThat's no D7longer good eGnough
And E7God knows it's a Fshame
'Cause if we D7look to pass the blame
                                    CGsus4(Asus4)      G  
We are not the worthy bearers of His name
[Chorus]
For the Cworld to know the truth
Gm7There can be no greater proof
Than to Bbadd9live the life,  Flive the life
There's no Clove that's quite as pure
Gm7There's no pain we can't endure
If we Bbadd9live the life,  Flive the life
Be a Dmlight for all to Bbadd9see
For Dmevery act of love will set you Cfree
There's something beautiful and bold
The power of a million human souls
Come together as one
And each, in turn, goes out to lead
Another by His word, His love, His deed
Now the circle is done
It all comes back to one
For it is He and He alone
Who has lived the only perfect life we've known
Solo:
If you tuned down to the D formation, move everything up 2 frets
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-10-9-7-9--7-9-10-10-9-9-|-10-9-7-9--7-9-10-10-9-9--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-13-12-10-12--10-12-13-13-12-12--|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-10-9-7-9--5-7-9-10-9-7--|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-13-12-10-17-17-17--10-12-13-13-12-12--|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-13-12-10-12--8-20-20-20-20-20-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

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Live The Life

by Michael W. Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbadd9

Asus4

Gm7

Live The Life

Music by Michael W. Smith and Brent Bourgeois

1997 W.B.M. Music Corp/ADC Music/Edinburg Songs (SESAC)/Milene Music, Inc./Deer Valley (ASCAP)

This song is is in the key of C, but Smith tunes down a step on his guitar, so he fingers a D t play a C.

will show the actual chord and sound first, but in () is the tuned down chord Smith actually plays.

[Intro]

Fm C Ab Bbadd9 Am D7 G

[Verse]

Fm C

We're passengers aboard the train

Ab Bbadd9

Silent little lambs amidst the pain

Am D7 G

That's no longer good enough

Fm C

And when it's time to speak our faith

Ab Bbadd9

We use a language no one can explain

Am D7 G

That's no longer good enough

E7 F

And God knows it's a shame

'Cause if we look to pass the blame

C Asus4 G

Gsus4()

We are not the worthy bearers of His name

[Chorus]

For the world to know the truth

Gm7

There can be no greater proof

Bbadd9 F

Than to live the life, live the life

There's no love that's quite as pure

Gm7

There's no pain we can't endure

Bbadd9 F

If we live the life, live the life

Dm Bbadd9

Be a light for all to see

Dm C

For every act of love will set you free

There's something beautiful and bold

The power of a million human souls

Come together as one

And each, in turn, goes out to lead

Another by His word, His love, His deed

Now the circle is done

It all comes back to one

For it is He and He alone

Who has lived the only perfect life we've known

Solo:

If you tuned down to the D formation, move everything up 2 frets

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|

B|-------------------------|--------------------------|

G|-10-9-7-9--7-9-10-10-9-9-|-10-9-7-9--7-9-10-10-9-9--|

D|-------------------------|--------------------------|

A|-------------------------|--------------------------|

E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-13-12-10-12--10-12-13-13-12-12--|

B|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-10-9-7-9--5-7-9-10-9-7--|---------------------------------|

D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-13-12-10-17-17-17--10-12-13-13-12-12--|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

e|-13-12-10-12--8-20-20-20-20-20-|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|

About Live The Life Chords by Michael W. Smith

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